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IiQ.B.l-i2_0 DOVr HARVEY 

Liemorial Service 
llenomonie, Wisconsin, June 2, 1922 

Address by 
Geo. P. H?aa"'oreclit 






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LOPJIMZO DOV: Tl'.RVEY -' r— 

IT.emcrial Service -J^ ^;;^ 

TJIenoraonie , V/isconsin, June 2, 1922. ^ — 

Address Toy 
Geo. P . 'iaiifo r e G h t 



Por the first tine in fifty years the f-niliar ch?.ir of 
our lamented and "beloved educator a.nd frie-nd. Doctor Lorenzo Do-.v 
Harvey, is vacant on the occasion of coranencenent exercises oi an 
institution v/ith which he \7a3 connected,-- an occasion tlmt aJ-ways 
lorought joy and pleasure to his heart. Even thouij^^ ^is chair is 
vacant, his spirit peraeates all those gathered here ,^ on this _ 
annual cornnencement event, vAiich ^'?as suddenly and vrithout v.^?.rnins 
changed from a festal celehration into an occasion of noi^rning. 
But v.'hile v;e are impressed anev? with the frailty of hyaaan li-e_» 
and v/hile v;e realize that at oest our lives are 'out the span ox 
a fev/^/years, vve talce courage from the fact that the r.easure oi our 
success is not the nurr.her of years of service hut rather the 
qv^ility of v/orle done iDy each of us. 

It 1ms been said tlnat the greatest nonanient that can be 
erected to any n-xa.n is the silent grief of a friend ^.^.lo can ^ stand 
at the gra-se and say, "Here lies the best friend I ever h3-cl'_ 
Measured ;.ln these terms, no one in the history of ./isconsin .las 
left great'er or more numerous monuments than Lorenzo Dov Harvey, 
because he has befriended not only one, but multitudes^ ihe 
range of his influence v/as far reaching,- his v/hole life was 
devoted to the service of others,- his greatest pleasure was to 
befriend and help those who came within the sphere of his ^ 
influence. Loved by everyone, and nov; mou-rned hy all v.-ho ^'^^^'^ 
him, many can point to hira as the one inspirational force wnich 
influenced their lives. He v/as truly the friend and counselor 
of his students, inspiring each and every one of them to high 
ideals and assisting in the development of talents v/hich otherwise 
might have remained dorment. That influence is more^far reaching 
th^n can be described in any single address. Transplanted into 
the lives of others, his influence, lilce the influence of other 
great and good men of the past, v;ill live on forever. 

Our feeling of sorrov/ upon this occasion cannot be ^ 
eitpressed in empty words. It is a deep and reverential feeling 
that permeates us all,- a common feeling,- emphasizing in the 
most acute way the great loss we liave suffered, "iet, if his 
sxodden and une^coected deioarture at this time has brought us 
face to face \yith the seriousness of our own life problems and 
the importance of devoting guj: best talents to the upbuilding of 
better ideals, that we may here and now, if never before, solemnly 
resolve henceforth so to live our lives tliat the v/orld will be a^ 
better place for others because of our having lived here, then the 
sudden talcing of otir friend a.nd oo-v/orher, at this time, v/ill not 
have been in vain. 



Doctor Harve'y was preeminently "a friend to nan". '^-^^^ 
life YJ3.Z devoted to the "upb-ailding of character, and as an eauca.or 
he stands as the peer of all "//'isconsin' s native and adopted sons, 
v/itli a national reputation achieved Iqy few, -- never antitiouo, 
hut al-ways truly great in doinR well the thing that lay nearest 
hiEL to do • 

It is a source of satisfaction to all of us that our 
departed friend l:nev; during his lifetixie that his efforts were . 
appreciated by nanv of the stixdents and friends with wnoni he 
came in contact. ITunerous illustrations could be 5i\-en which 
amply certify to this. Some made Icnown to hiia their feelings 
in this regard. They must find in that a special source of _ 
satisfaction to thera nov/. One illustration I h^-ve in :Tiind i3^ 
the dedication of the 1910 Stout .'Vnnual. The students of tnao 
class dedicated the Annual to Doctor Harvey in these words: 

"To President Harvey, when v/e l:ncw to be our friend, 
becaiise he said to us on his sixtieth birthday that he 
would never b^e too old to syrapathise with his students." 

It is given to ne on this occasion to choniclife briefly 
a few of the important events in the life of our departed friend. 
Truly we could put the v/hole story of his life into that one 
verse in scripture which reads: 

"Well done, thou good and faithful serVsnt; thou hast 
been faithful over a few things, I will nake thee ruler 
over Biany t h ing s . " 

Dodtor Lorenzo Dow Harvey was born in Deerfield, Kew 
Hampshire, on the 25rd day of November, 1848. His parents cajiie 
to ViTisconsin in 1850i, when he was only t\TO years of age, and 
settled on a farm in Roclc County. To all intents and purposes, 
therefore, he v/as a native son of Wisconsin. He worked on the 
farm and attended district school during his boyhood and adolescence 
as ma.ny boys have done in the pa.st, and are doing now, and later 
taiight in district schools, in order to earn money ^/ith which to 
acquire a better education. He was early fired with an ajr.bition 
to become an educator, and v.-ith this end in viev; he attended Milton 
College, from which institution he graduated in 1872 with the degree 
«f Bachelor of Arts. In 1876 his alma mater bestowed on him the 
degree of liaster of Arts, and in 1885 endowed him with the highest 
honor within her gift by raising him to the degree of Doctor 
of Philosophy, from which time he war known among the educators 
of Wisconsin, and elsewhere, as "Doc, 't Harvey". 

Immediately after graduating from Hilton College he 
started in the profession of his life career by accepting the 
position of principal of the Ilazomanie high school. He made 
an enviable reputation in this position. I have tallced with 
students who graduated und:er him, one of them said: "Doctor 
Harvey influenced the v;hole course of my life." At that time 
Doctor Harvey, hia.d the same earnestness of purpose that character- 
ized hirii in every position he later held. 



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Our hearts go out to his fa^iiily in this their hour of bereavement, 
and while v/ords cannot ejcpresii the feelings we have in our hearts 
I hope they may Icnow that we deeply grieve with them in their 
■oersonal loss, and that we share with them the comfort that comes 
from knowing that their husband and father lives in spirit a?nd 
that we sliall all again be with hiin when our earthly tasks are 
over. 

Doctor Rarvey made a signal success as principal of 
the Mazoraanie High School, and in 1875 v/as elected City 
Superintendent at Sheboygan. HE '7AS rAITHTUL 0\"ER A FE'.7 ?HI'TG3: 

H E WAS !,IADE RULER OVER TCaT-tY TITIITGS . His work in the Sheboygan 
schools attracted state v/ide attention, and in 1876 he v/as 
elected professor of political eco.m^ and civics in the Oshkosh 
State ITorm.al School, \yhich position he held, with credit to _ 
himself and honor to the inst ifation , for several years. His 
v/ork was so v/ell done and he de -mcustrated his ability as an 
educator to such an extent that in 1892 he v;as chosen as 
President of the llilwaulcee State ITormal School. HE V/AS Ea ITHFUL 
OVER A PfcT THIITGS; HE vVAS KADE RULER OVER FAHY. 

As Presidnet of the State llormal School he demonstrated 
unusua.1 executive and administrative ability, as v/ell as skill 
and sympathy as a teacher, and in 1899 he v;as nominated and 
elected State Superintendent of Schools for Wisconsin, which 
position he held until 1902. HE V/AS PAITHEUL O^TER A EEV/ THIImOS; 
H E WAS MKDM RULER OVER IIAITY. V/hile State Superintendent of 
Schools he laid the foundation for more progressive educational 
development in V/isconsin than ha.d ever been conceived before, — 
a program which required years of administrative skill and 
foresight to d eve lot), — and we, today, are reaping the benefit 
O'f the educational inspiration and foresight of Doctor Harvey 
while occupying this position. V/hile State Superintendent of 
Schools he was made a^mem^ber of a legislative committee on 
rural schools. He developed the idea of County Training Schools 
for teachers and County Agricultural Schools, and lived to see 
them become a reality. 

In 1903 he started the greatest work of his life career, 
v/hen he v/as placed in charge of the Jlenomonie public school system, 
thro;;igh the cooperation of the late lamented SenatcPr Stout, v/hose 
close friend he has been for many years. In 1908 he v/as elected 
president of Stout Institute ^,n<i started the development of an 
idea of educational culture through other channels than academic 
lore. He supplemented the time honored basie Educational require- 
ments of the Three R' s by erecting on this basic structure a 
program for the cultivation of the three H's,- The Head - The hand - 
and The Heart. To Doctor Harvey v/e ov/e a deep debt of gratitude 
for develo-oing the educational value of manvial as v;ell as in- 
tellectual^ talent . He dem:Qnstrated that talent can express itself 
through skill of the hand as well as through brilliancy of tne 
mind, and that both should be dominated by the spirit which comes 
from the heart. He demonstrated that all may be combined as the 



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talent of the individual requires it. He v/ill be reinenibered in 
educational annals longer for the \7ork he did here at Stout 
institute than for his acconiplislTraents in the other important 
positions he held. HE V/AS ?AITH?UL O'/ER A F5V; THIITGS: ME wAS iL\^B 
RTJLER 07ER IIMIY . 

i.'Iany honors were conferred upon Doctor Harvey v/hile 
occupying the sever.?.l important positions mentioned. In 1390-1891^ 
he was elected President of the Wisconsin State Teachers' Association, 
and served on their legislative corimittee for years. He held the 
position of Vice President of the ilationaX Educational Association 
in 1897-1898, and v/as President of the Sirperintendents' Division of 
the National Educational Association in 1893-1899. In 1908-1909 
he v;as elected "by that magnif icant national groiip of educators as 
President, and honored the Association hy his administration. 

It has been said, and I think it is true, tl-iat the only 
things we talce with us from this world to the world beyond are the 
things vie have given away. If this be true, our friend has gone to 
his eternal reward ladened v;ith such treasure as it is given to 
only a few to realise. He hxas given of himself service that can 
never be measured, and as a. crovming reward for work v;ell done, 
we know that it can nov; be said of hir^i: "Well done, thou good 
and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, 
I will make thee ruler over many things; enter thou into the joy. 
of they Lord." 

I see before me tonight a group of yoiing men and v/omen 
who liave just completed their course of work here at Stout 
Institute and whose rare privilege it was to receive the full 
measure of benefit from the richness of that' nagn if icant_ life 
just passed awa,y. You liave ^ad a rare opportunity in this 
Institution, and I hope the lesson of his passing may impress 
itself upon your minds and memories, so tliat you, too, may carry 
on in your work the inspired spirit of service instiailed into 
your minds and hearts here at Stout Institute under the leadership 
oif- our departed friend. I am sure tha.t I am doing ho violence to 
what he would like to have me say, when I admonish you, with 
Longfellow, that: 

Lives of great men all remind us 

V/e can malce our lives sublime; 
And, departing ,■ leave behind us 

Eootprints on the sands of time; 

Footprints, that perhaps another. 

Sailing o'er life's solemn main, 
A forlorn and shipwrecked brother. 

Seeing, sha.ll take hea*t again. 

Let us, then, be up and doing, 

With a heart for any fa.te; 
Still achieving, still pursuing, 

Learn to labor and to wait. 



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